Clamp paintbrush holder



Nov 28, 1950 B. 0. WALLACE 2,532,209

CLAMP PAINTBRUSH HOLDER Filed Sept. 19, 1949 Fig 2 INVENTOR. Befly '0. Wallace Afiorngv Patented Nov. 28, 1950 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a device capable of use in supporting a paint brush on a paint container or bucket and has for its primary object an arrangement of a holder that positions the brush relative to the container in order that paint will not waste and the brush will be longer preserved.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device, in the form of a clamp, that is detachably secured at one end to the rim of the paint holding container and has provided in its opposite end a means that will function to conveniently suspend the bristles of the brush directly over the center of the container, whereby the brush is most conveniently accessible for use, and at the same time the brush is detachably held in position against the danger of loss, accidental displacement and outside contamination when the said container is moved from place to place and the brush is not in use.

An additional object of the invention is the provision of a holder of the character described that is simple and yet strong in construction, light in weight, easy to clean, economical to manufacture, easy to snap on and ofi the container, highly serviceable in use, and a holder that will not be in the way of the painter.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a paint container or bucket on which is positioned my improved holder for the paint brush,

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the holder per se, and,

Fig. 3 is an end elevational view of the same.

When paint brushes are used by industrial painters or other artisans, it is a well known fact that the paint drips or runs down the sides of the paint container. Furthermore, the brush is frequently dropped into the paint in the container. Thus a messy condition prevails if the handle is immersed and the subsequent chemical reaction of the paint on the bristles shortens the life of the brush. These conditions result in a wasting of paint, an unsightly atmosphere and considerable inconvenience to the painter, and also a gathering of dirt or other foreign material on the bristles of the brush.

To overcome these annoyances and to provide a unique and practicable holder that will serve to detachably retain the brush in a most convenient position for use, I have devised the present invention.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein like numerals designate like parts throughout the same, the numeral l designates an ordinary paint bucket, and the numeral 5 a suitable ball or handle pivotally secured thereon. A conventional paint brush is indicated by the numeral 6 and is similar to the type employed in the trade for painting houses and the like. The means provided for retaining the paint brush on the bucket in a manner enabling paint to drip from the brush into the bucket comprises the holder per so that is made of any kind of rigid metal, preferably plated, and is designated as a whole by the numeral 1. The said holder consists of a flat upper vertical member 8 and a lower flat vertical portion d, the said member and portion being integrally formed due to the fact that the same are connected by a horizontal intermediate portion It adapted, when in an operative position, to overlie and rest on the rim ll of the container adjacent one end of the bail 5.

It will be noted that in said upper member there is provided a substantially circular side opening i2 that serves as a jaw for gripping and detachably retaining in a fixed position within the holder the handle E3 of said paint brush 6. Due to the weight of the bristle portion of the brush compared to the lighter handle thereof, the said bristle portion will drop by gravity when seated in the opening and will assume the perfect position of Fig. 1 of the drawing. Accordingly, the bristles thus slanting downwardly will be positioned with the ends thereof directly over the center of the container above the paint supply.

Depending from the intermediate portion l 0 of the clamp is a pintle it that serves as a pivotal mounting for a cam, designated as a whole by the numeral H5. The said cam embodies in its construction an enlarged end it and a tapered handle H, which latter functions to bring the inner edge l8 of the cam into locking and unlocking position relative to the side wall of the container, directly beneath the rim H thereof.

A nose is likewise formed on the inner edge of the cam serves as an additional holding medium for the clamp or holder as the nose becomes imbedded in the outer wall of the container. The said inner edge and nose of the cam, cooperating with the vertical fiat lower portion II produce a positive internal and external locking action of the holder on the container. Thus there is eliminated the danger of accidental displacement of the holder from the side wall of the container.

It will be obvious that a partial rotation of the cam either inwardly or outwardly will respectively, instantaneously, lock or release the holder to or from the container.

From the foregoing description considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be obvious that I have devised a most unique clamp for securing a paint brush to a paint container, whereby the brush when not in use will be secured in a perfect position with the bristle ends slanting downwardly directly above the center "of the container above the paint supply; that I have provided a clamp whereby the paint cannot back-up into the heel of the brush, the paint cannot run down the sides of the container or drip on the outside surface of the container and finally wherein there is prevented smears and stains which would not only be a waste of paint but would necessitate the elements of time and eliort to eradicate.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes relative to the shape, size, material and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of said pintle and being positioned in parallelism to said intermediate portion, said clamping member comprising a handle at one end thereof and a cam at the opposite end thereof to provide an internal and external locking action of said device on the container.

BETTY O. WALLACE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,567,789 Dieke Dec. 29., 1925 1,622,053 Sohnle Mar. 22, 1927 2,325,595 Dieke Aug. 3, 1943 

